Major Information

Students in the Urban Studies program can pursue a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.). See the Urban Studies site to learn about these options and their areas of focus.

All liberal arts degrees help CLA students develop their Core Career Competencies, and Urban Studies majors develop specific skills that are applicable to lots of different careers. These skills include:

Professional Organizations

Career Options

Below is a small sampling of what alumni with this major have pursued, organized by the most common career fields they go into (although, keep in mind that there are urban studies alumni in all eight of the career fields). For more career information for urban studies majors, utilize these additional resources:

What Can I Do With This Major - Find information about common career paths, employers, and strategies for how to build experience in different career fields